Location: Hybrid – Salisbury or Fareham (Occasional travel to site)
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Daily Rate: £463/day (Umbrella – Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Security Clearance: SC & Sole Uk national
The Role:
As a Commercial Officer within the Commercial Function the successful candidate will be responsible for: sourcing, sales and contract management.
The role provides working level support for portfolios, operating as a supervised practitioner in their area of responsibility and can have delegations which include sourcing, contract management, or sales.
Working as part of a team of up to six staff, you will typically be working for a Commercial Manager developing procurement requirements with other staff and internal projects. You will determine procurement strategies and support value for money tendering including negotiation with suppliers and supplier selection. You will place contracts and ensure effective supplier performance through whole life management of contracts while also providing accurate and timely commercial data. You will also be successfully developing yourself via experience, mentoring and formal training, with the Civil Service being leaders in investing in people.
* Working alongside and advising project staff on acquisition strategies for procurements.
* Leading competitive or single source procurements and sourcing activities, including development of invitations to tender or negotiate, including complex contracts requiring non-standard pricing conditions or bespoke terms and conditions.
* Providing contract management of higher value or complex contracts.
* Making authorised changes to cost and schedule for such contracts, take enforcement steps as appropriate, and lead contractor performance management assessments.
* Providing delivery and oversight of commercial sales activity
* Acting as a competent local expert on sourcing, contract management and sales within the Commercial function.
* Appreciating and being responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others.
* Pro-actively support the development of safe working practices, champion their use with others, and promote the welfare of self and others.
* Sharing best practise and report any unsafe practises to support and enable a learning culture. You are empowered to stop work where you feel it is unsafe
Essential:
* You have worked in a Commercial role which has enabled you to work independently on sourcing, procurement, and contract management activities
* Identifying the most suitable commercial approach to the circumstance, including assessing the potential tradeoffs and the level of risk mitigation required to achieve the best commercial outcome.
* Applying commercial skills and judgement through analysis of evidence and appropriate risk-taking.
* Taking ownership of decisions at tender evaluation stage and applying commercial expertise and judgement accordingly.
* Understanding and applying tools to monitor supplier performance, cost analysis, and contract related management information systems.
Desirable:
* MCIPS
* DV Clearance
* MOD experience
* Research and Development experience
* Experience of using Oracle / Microsoft Office
Security Clearance: SC clearance + Sole UK national
Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Armed Forces Covenant
CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.
If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).
We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.
To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on (phone number removed)
Salary description
£420.00 - £463.00 per day